Many terms could be used to describe what she was doing. Stupid, insane, yet possible. As humans say, it might just be crazy enough to work.

How ironic, GLaDOS thought.

It had been about three months since the child's death. In that time, She had managed to salvage the bot's memory chip and personality disc after taking him apart, and copy down his blueprints. After that, She disposed of the body in the incinerator.

Now to find a fitting...host.

Atlas and P-body were back in testing, but ever since the day they lost their son, testing just wasn't the same. They would think about him and become distracted. They would remember way back when p-body was processing his data, both of them anxious for his birth. They felt the same way now, only this time it was his revival that were waiting for.

P-body couldn't bear not knowing what She was doing in order to bring Kronos back. She worried why it was taking so long, thinking something went wrong, and GLaDOS supposed that she and Atlas would just forget about Kronos.

Atlas was only concerned about being able to see Kronos again. Ever since Kronos passed away, he felt as if there was a hole in his core. He wanted to know the feeling of life that has been created into a little robot. Seeing his little boy for the very first time, knowing that he was a part of the contribution to Kronos's life. And he wanted to feel that joy while he taught Kronos about the world beyond the Hub...

As GLaDOS began to download Kronos's personality and memory into the host, she took a moment to observe it before its reanimation.

So this mushy grey blob is the most complex organ? It looks like [REDACTED] to me... she thought.

As the download proceeded at a crawling speed, GLaDOS decided to fix some other things that were vital to the host, like a pulse. Once she got his heart going, she even adjusted the content of the adrenal vapor to quicken his recovery.

She thought about removing some parts she considered unnecessary, but her references said otherwise.

[Download complete]

GLaDOS finished up the procedure, "Alright Katie, you can come in now."

Katie came running inside, and saw Kronos's host lying on the examination table. "Why isn't he moving?"

"His body's been asleep for 99999 days, so he's going to be in a coma for a while until he recovers. And until he does, don't touch him." GLaDOS answered nonchalantly as she turned back to her testing results.

Katie was already content with just observing anyway.

She looked curiously at the boy lying on the examination table. She had never seen another like her before. And she had only heard about that one lady by the name of "Chell".

She had imagined Kronos as a human before, but nothing like this...

His skin was pale and his hair was dark, and he wore a brand new white test subject jumpsuit. -

Kronos looked much better than he did a few days ago. The color had returned to his skin, Sometimes, she could see his fingers or eyelids twitch. And she wondered if humans usually did that when they were unconscious. She let her mind wander, and asked herself hundreds of questions. Questions like, "How old is this human, since its been in storage for 99999?" and "What will P-body and Atlas say when they see him?"

Katie rested her head in her hands. She couldn't wait until he woke up. She was excited to see him alive and well after three months. Only three days ago he was deemed to not be dead, but in a coma(whatever that was).

Katie looked up at the supercomputer hanging from the ceiling, "Mom?"

"Yes, Katie?" GLaDOS replied, keeping her attention on her monitors.

"What's a coma?"

"It's a state of deep unconsciousness that lasts for a prolonged or indefinite period."

"Um..."

"It means he's in a deep sleep."

"So, when will he wake up?"

"I'm estimating he'll fully recover in 2 to 3 more days."

"Oh..." Katie hung her head in disappointment. She didn't have a sense of time, but she knew 2 to 3 days was a long time.

"I'm doing all I can, Katie. I've adjusted the adrenal vapor so that it can speed up his recovery. As much as I'd LOVE to, I can't get him to heal any faster." GLaDOS explained, the sarcasm thick in her voice.

"Okay..." Katie turned back to the sleeping boy in front of her and sighed.

A long moment of silence passed by, then Katie spoke up again. "Do you think he can hear us?"

"It's possible."

Katie's eyes widened as she looked at Kronos once more. Maybe she didn't have to wait until he was awake to tell him...